Zurab Todua: "Azerbaijan does not seem willful to return its territories"July 28, 2008 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Azerbaijan does not seem willful to return its territories," according to a Russian expert."Let's imagine the following situation: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev declares that patience of the Azerbaijani people has been exhausted and it will settle the Karabakh problem independently. Then Azerbaijan will start hostilities. How many volunteers will go to the front to return the lost lands? How much money will Azeri officials spend for army needs? How many of them will reject their villas, yachts and limos and other luxurious things to bear wartime hardships and miseries alongside with ordinary citizens? How many victims is the Azerbaijani society ready to give for the sake of the return of the lost lands? If you give an honest answer to these questions, you will admit that Turkey has the right to take care of its national interests, which also envisages normalization of relations with Armenia," political scientist Zurab Todua said. Asked about "improvement" of the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, he said, "If you mean prospects of "return" of Nagorno Karabakh, then it is unreal. On the whole, Armenian-Turkish dialogue will not have a serious influence on the Azerbaijani-Armenian relations, I think." "There is no place of naivety in the politics and Turkey and Armenia primarily settle their own tasks at the bargaining table," he added, Day.az reports. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |